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Lee may be given a recess appointment – appointment of Bill Lann Lee as assistant attorney general

Despite Senate Republican opposition, Bill Lann Lee may still become assistant attorney general in charge of civil rights, if only on a temporary basis.

July 11, 2007

Doing what had to be done. The integrated military seen as model for society – Special Report: The Integrated Military – 50 Years

In the almost fifty years since President Harry S. Truman ordered the desegregation of the military, the United States armed forces have fostered equal opportunity on a scale that few other institutions have matched.

July 11, 2007

Affirmative discrimination – nonadmission of African American students to the University of California in San Diego medical school – Speaking of Education – Column

One hundred and ninety-six African American students applied for medical school admission at the University of California at San Diego. Not a single one was admitted. At Boalt Hall, the University of California Law School at the Berkeley campus, only fourteen students were admitted, and just one – entering after deferring admission from last year – will attend.

July 11, 2007

The African-American Soldier: From Crispus Attucks to Colin Powell. – book reviews

Precious few books address or do justice to the role of African Americans in the evolution and development of the most powerful democracy in history, the United States of America. Even less attention has been paid by historians to the role and contributions of African American soldiers, sailors and airmen in providing for the security of that democracy.

July 11, 2007

Christian Fraternity Sues University of Florida, Claiming Discrimination

TAMPA Fla. A Christian fraternity sued the University of Florida on Tuesday, claiming discrimination because the university refuses to recognize it as a registered student group.

July 10, 2007

Jury Awards $5.85 Million in Fresno State Discrimination Suit

FRESNO Calif. A jury on Monday awarded a former Fresno State volleyball coach $5.85 million in damages, ruling that the school discriminated against her for speaking up on behalf of female athletes.

July 10, 2007

Study Finds Disparities Among Home Loans To Minority Borrowers

WASHINGTON Higher income does not protect blacks and Hispanics from receiving mortgage loans with above-market rates, a new study by a group pushing for reforms to lending laws says.

July 10, 2007

Racial attitudes: gaps narrow for young people

In a study on racial attitudes, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies has found that although Black and white Americans remain far apart in their perceptions of race and race relations, the perception gap appears to be closing among America’s young adults.

July 10, 2007

As discussion gets started, legislators seek elimination of government’s affirmative action policies

As President Bill Clinton was defending the use of affirmative action in college admissions, members of Congress rolled out a plan to abolish such preferences in the awarding of government funds.

July 10, 2007

Community Colleges

Judge says Alabama college system discriminated against women; ruling alludes to history of gender bias and “good-ol-boy” patronage

An Alabama federal judge has drawn a damning portrait of the state’s community college system, describing it as riddled with gender discrimination and rife with political patronage.

July 10, 2007

A national dialogue on race

The following is an excerpt from President Bill Clinton’s address at the University of California at San Diego commencement June 14. This is the second time in a month that President Clinton has appeared in The Last Word. The last time was in the May 29 edition, an excerpt from his speech at Morgan State University.

July 10, 2007

UC professor wins gender discrimination lawsuit – University of California at Santa Barbara Professor Yolanda Broyles-Gonzalez

One day last fall, University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) Professor Yolanda Broyles-Gonzalez woke up and decided she was not going to take it anymore.

July 10, 2007

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